5LikesKraken VEKTA.5 Ultra 4 Class 1500 Unlimited Buggy - World's first Motorsport Grade RC
06-03-2016, 07:09 AM
#91
I'm not surprised it appears to be nose heavy. Mine is in route to me and I will be doing brushless conversion on it. I fully expect to have to bias the weight to the rear possibly by having the batts attach to the roll cage in rear if possible. But the spare tire should help some. Where have you guys found the holder and are you able to order one stock wheel for it?
06-03-2016, 11:00 AM
#93
Killer, I look forward to seeing that! The tire holder I got from DDM, it's in the Baja section. And wheels I had to buy in pairs, I bought all tower had and more from Ddm.
06-03-2016, 10:09 PM
#94
I just purchased a domain and am setting up forums this weekend specifically for the Vekta.5. I'll post it up when it's ready, hope you guys are into that 
06-04-2016, 07:47 AM
#95
A most impressive beast for sure . using a luggage scale was 18.5 front 18.7 back w/o the cage on so should be able to get it flying straight with some shock adjustments .
Just awaiting ddm stuff so it can be put back together dead simple to work on
06-04-2016, 06:09 PM
#97
Aloha, I've got the Vekta.5 forums live. Please come join and let's get a community going for this vehicle. Good for all of us!
www.vekta5forums.com
www.vekta5forums.com
06-04-2016, 08:44 PM
#98
I see turtle racing has their name on the side, is their any parts that they made on it?
06-06-2016, 09:25 AM
#99
Not directly, but KrakenRC did contact Turtle Racing to ask for their blessing with regard to the airbox which is heavily inspired from the Turtle Racing air box for the Losi 5IVE. The first offering for VEKTA aftermarket parts from Turtle is the snapper clutch. Once my stock clutch packs it in I am going to give it a try. I have not yet tried the snapper on any of my other RC's.
06-07-2016, 02:26 AM
#100
Tech Apprentice
Not directly, but KrakenRC did contact Turtle Racing to ask for their blessing with regard to the airbox which is heavily inspired from the Turtle Racing air box for the Losi 5IVE. The first offering for VEKTA aftermarket parts from Turtle is the snapper clutch. Once my stock clutch packs it in I am going to give it a try. I have not yet tried the snapper on any of my other RC's.
Do you know if the TR airbox will fit the Vekta ?
Will it hit the cage .....
06-08-2016, 07:15 AM
#101
Someone else asked that yesterday so I grabbed an airbox to eyeball it. Short answer - no. Long answer; the TR air box does appear to be too thick. I also speculate that the angle that the air box leans at (towards the back of the car) is too laid down and the filter would then have clearance problems with the vertical chassis plate. The other potential issue is that a filter like the HPI Baja filter would probably also have clearance issues with tuned pipes like the Dominator and potentially other pipes that will eventually surface on the market.
09-22-2016, 10:29 PM
#102
Now that these have been out for a while, whats the good, bad, and ugly?
12-14-2018, 10:04 PM
#103
I got my Vekta LSE brushless kit almost running, I just have to solder up the ESC
Wheelman Designz beushless conversion kit
ZTW Beast Pro 300amp 12S ESC
Leopard 58113 530kv
Running 12S
Wheelman Designz beushless conversion kit
ZTW Beast Pro 300amp 12S ESC
Leopard 58113 530kv
Running 12S
12-15-2018, 02:44 PM
#104
OK guys, my first initial run - see the video description for details
12-18-2018, 02:56 PM
#105
Tech Rookie
Mine's broken or failed in one way or another every time I've ran it lol